Monday 5th September 2016
Vague /veɪɡ/
Adjective
1. (of statements, meaning, etc) not explicit; imprecise: vague promises
2. not clearly perceptible or discernible; indistinct: a vague idea, a vague
shape
3. not clearly or definitely established or known: a vague rumour
4. (of a person or his expression) demonstrating lack of precision or clear
thinking; absent-minded
Derived Forms
vaguely, Adverb
vagueness, Noun
vagueness, Noun
Quote
To my eyes, it is a vague road map to the distant contours of his giant
fraud, a blind man's guide to feeling the elephant.
Ruth’s Secret
Stash Allan Dodds Frank – 14 March 2009
Word Origin and History
adj.
1540’s - from Middle French vague, from Latin vagus "wandering, rambling,
vacillating, vague," of unknown origin. Related: Vagueness.
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